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On my Acer laptop if I hit Caps Lock it will pop up an OSD-like message saying something like "CAPS LOCK ON/OFF".

I find this very useful functionality - is there a generic freeware utility that can do this?

Edit: Here's the kind of OSD that Borek seems to mean. The is an power cable notification on my Asus laptop. Something similar for caps lock would be nice.

Asus Power OSD

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There's a couple of utilities similar to this. I've usually recommended the (appropriately named) Caps Lock utility by George Jopling.

The indicator in the tray is unobtrusive and it works for caps or num lock. You can also have a sound played when the status of the keys are changed.

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If you would like a sound notification, Windows has a feature called "ToggleKeys" built in that can be enabled in keyboard options.

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    I've came across this utility but it doesn't seem to have On-screen display which is a requirement. May 11, 2011 at 13:30
  • Your system tray isn't on screen? Or do you just want the big popup like notify-osd provides?
    – user1931
    May 11, 2011 at 13:58
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    The OP reads as wanting the big popup, yes. And besides, tray icons AREN'T always visible. What if you set your taskbar to autohide? What if you have a full-screen app that covers it?
    – Shinrai
    May 11, 2011 at 14:45
  • @Shin thats why I asked :)
    – user1931
    May 11, 2011 at 15:06
  • Shinrai is right. On Acer laptops the CAPS LOCK notification looks like if you open a menu on some LCD display - it doesn't even use the Windows look and feel, it may be that Acer's driver is handling that, I don't know. May 12, 2011 at 5:50

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